Do good manners and discipline still survive in Dixie?

11/21/10 | Huck

[John S Mosby]

Any relation to the Finn’s of Hannibal, MO Huck?

I travel all over the country and outside. The South is the South if you now where to look. It has been very important for the supercilious yankee progressives to separate us from our culture(manners being part of it). To try to make us ashamed somehow- So they vilify our accents (amazingly when you listen to them, to us they sound like serious scum—Tom Brokejaw comes to mind or Joy “pig” Behar),our history, and our families as they take the nation down to “one world” of total chaos and babel.
And they do this while a disproportionate number of our young people go to fight and die proudly in the US military, often for ill-conceived policy. There, I said it.

Will post a separate musical answer for others on the thread.

The trouble is television, urban culture, gutter language and values— and you can double that with obama and company- the animals running the zoo. We have also nationally, thanks to Dept. of Education, been re-programmed from not only Southern values but what is “American”.

[OldPossum]

I was in the eye clinic waiting room with my wife, who heard my first name "Fred" called out - - unfortunately I didn't hear it at all. I remarked something to my wife about this new custom of calling us old geezers by our first name

I am from the South and have noticed this "custom" among staff at doctors' offices. Your post reminds me of something I have been intending to do: notify the front office and have them understand that I am 70 years old and do not appreciate being addressed by the familiar "Joe"; this person should give me a little respect and address me as "Mr. ----."

On a side note, when I was a youngster it never occurred to me to address any adult by his or her first name. And that included all relatives. It just wasn't done.

[John S Mosby]

Lest we Forget:
A country boy can survive. Try to ignore the rings on Hank’s fingers. Look at the real people. Country folk.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4s0nzsU1Wg

The preacher man says it’s the end of time
And the Mississippi River she’s a goin’ dry
The interest is up and the Stock Markets down
And you only get mugged
If you go down town

I live back in the woods, you see
My woman and the kids, and the dogs and me
I got a shotgun, a rifle and a 4-wheel drive
And a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive

I can plow a field all day long
I can catch catfish from dusk till dawn
We make our own whiskey and our own smoke too
Ain’t too many things these ole boys can’t do
We grow good ole tomatoes and homemade wine
And a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive

Because you can’t starve us out
And you cant makes us run
Cause one-of- ‘em old boys raisin ole shotgun
And we say grace and we say Ma’am
And if you ain’t into that we don’t give a damn

We came from the West Virginia coalmines
And the Rocky Mountains and the and the western skies
And we can skin a buck; we can run a trot-line
And a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive

I had a good friend in New York City
He never called me by my name, just hillbilly
My grandpa taught me how to live off the land
And his taught him to be a businessman
He used to send me pictures of the Broadway nights
And I’d send him some homemade wine

But he was killed by a man with a switchblade knife
For 43 dollars my friend lost his life
I’d love to spit some beechnut in that dudes eyes
And shoot him with my old 45
Cause a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive

Cause you can’t starve us out and you can’t make us run
Cause we’re ‘em old boys raised on shotguns
And we say grace and we say Ma’am
And if you ain’t into that we don’t give a damn

We’re from North California and south Alabam
And little towns all around this land
And we can skin a buck; we can run a trot-line
And a country boy can survive
Country folks can survive

[John S Mosby]

Yes, and you go up to Club Road and make a right. On the left. They are struggling, but when local sausage is in- man!

[OldPossum]

Forgot to note that you could address a relative by his or her first name but only by putting “Aunt” or “Uncle” in front of it.

[Oatka]

However, I have not had anyone react negatively to me for holding a door open.

I read somewhere that a guy held the door for a feminazi. She barked, "I can open it myself!"

He replied, "My apologies, I thought you were a lady."

[davisfh]

"There are also certain standards of respect for my elders that are so ingrained in me, I couldn't break them if I tried."

Those standards simply become a part of your comfort zone over time.

[John S Mosby]

So true. No place like TX. Wish I was there.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMhaehb5AnE

“That’s Right You’re Not from Texas”- W. A. Ramsey/L. Lovett

You say you’re not from Texas
Man as if I couldn’t tell
You think you pull your boots on right
And wear your hat so well

So pardon me my laughter
‘Cause I sure do understand
Even Moses got excited
When he saw the promised land

That’s right you’re not from Texas
That’s right you’re not from Texas
That’s right you’re not from Texas
But Texas wants you anyway

See I was born and raised in Texas
And it means so much to me
Though my girl comes from down in Georgia
We were up in Tennessee
And as we were driving down the highway
She asked me baby what’s so great
How come you’re always going on
About your Lone Star State

That’s right you’re not from Texas
That’s right you’re not from Texas
That’s right you’re not from Texas
But Texas wants you anyway

Oh the road it looked so lovely
As she stood there on the side
And she grew smaller in my mirror
As I watched her wave goodbye
Those boys from Carolina
They sure enough could sing
But when they came on down to Texas
We all showed them how to swing
Now David’s on the radio
And old Champ’s still on the guitar
And Uncle Walt he’s home with Heidi
Hiding in her loving arms

That’s right you’re not from Texas
That’s right you’re not from Texas
That’s right you’re not from Texas
But Texas wants you anyway

They’re OK in Oklahoma
Up in Arkansas they’re fair
But those old folks in Missouri
They don’t even know you’re there
But at a dance hall down in Texas
That’s the finest place to be
The women they all look beautiful
And their men will buy your beer for free

And they’ll say that’s right you’re not from Texas
That’s right you’re not from Texas
That’s right you’re not from Texas
But Texas wants you anyway

So won’t you let me help you Mister
Just pull your hat down the way I do
And buy your pants just a little longer
And next time somebody laughs at you
You just tell ‘em you’re not from Texas
That’s right you’re not from Texas
That’s right you’re not from Texas
But Texas wants you anyway

[kalee]

Is that on the right before Durham Regional?

[houeto]

Yep, and the same holds for chili. I make mine with black beans, which is heresy.

Automatic disqualification in a Texas Chili Cook-Off. I'm series.

[Tuscaloosa Goldfinch]

:-) I know, but you haven’t tasted my Black Bean Chili.

[John S Mosby]

Red and White. Old Club Road. Should be on Google maps. Been a while since I’ve been in Durham- think they are still there, and I hope so- gonna ask a pal in NC.

[Will88]

I have friends in Indiana, one of whom became a teacher in the early ‘80s. I talked with him after he’d taught for a few years and a couple of different places, and he talked about how the kids in the farming areas were dramatically more polite and well behaved than the kids in a town of about 20,000 where he grew up and taught for while.

I think it is regional, and urban/rural is also a big factor in any state.

[kalee]

Thanks, I’ll Bing it.

[Littlejon]

Short answer to the OP is, yes, Southerners in general are quite polite, depending on where you are. With that said, there are polite people everywhere, you just have to find them.

Some of the nicest folks I have ever encountered were in Portland Oregon. Very polite, courteous and had the same respect and manners for others I see living in the South.

Two of the worst places I have ever been for manners were Los Angeles and New York City. I think this has more to do with it being urban than where it is.

Now, with that said, I will tell you that in NY and LA I was told in no uncertain terms was I to LOOK at anyone walking down the street and especially in cars. In the South, even in larger metropolitan areas, it is quite common to nod or wave at folks in cars or on the street. Even in Atlanta, I saw people holding doors for ladies, saying hello to each other generally being nice to one another. Not saying other areas, like LA or NY would be devoid of such politeness, but I never saw it.

[Kimmers]

GaTech......my son graduated from there with a great education a great manners.....he was in a fraternity (ATO) the men always wore ties,button down shirts and khakis to the football games, the girls always wore dresses ......he had all sorts of fun and met some wonderful people.....

He grew up in IN but hubby and now live in TX and my youngest son is moving here when he graduates......my middle guy the one that went to GaTech loves the SE and my eldest is in love with a GA girl and will be in the SE.....I love the south and their manners.....

[Texas Mulerider]

Yep, and the same holds for chili. I make mine with black beans, which is heresy.

Don't forget sacrilegious and blasphemous.

[houeto]

HOUETO'S TEXAS CHILI

2 lbs. chili meat
2 lbs. stew meat (diced to the size of the end of your pinky finger)
1 lg. white onion finely diced
24 oz. tomato sauce
16 oz. canned tomatoes
2 tsp. garlic powder
2 tsp. black pepper
1 tsp. oregano
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cumin
4 heaping tbls. chili powder

Brown meat with the onions. Do NOT drain. Add spices. Stir on low 5-10 minutes then add tomatoes and tomatoe sauce. Stir.

Simmer for 1 hour then taste. If the tomatoe taste is still prevalent, add 1 more tbls. chili powder. Simmer for 2 hours, stirring often.

Serve with saltine crackers and cheddar cheese. Enjoy!

[houeto]

p.s. if there ain't no kids eatin’ I add finely chopped jalapenos to the mix!

[Rappini]

It seems the newcomers always bring their bad habits. I even see it in Indiana.